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Maytenus eggersii is a tree in the Celastraceae family, native and endemic to Ecuador and found in wet tropical forest. It is rarely cultivated, so growing it depends on conditions similar to its humid tropical habitat.
Maytenus eggersii is a species of flowering plant in the family Celastraceae. It is a tree endemic to Ecuador. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Maytenus eggersii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
